Photo: Wallstreethotrod at English Wikipedia · Public domain10% of Milford Mill’s land is conserved: 449 acres
42 acres are parks and preserves, 1.4 per 1,000 residents. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Milford Mill, 0.1 per square mile of land. 71% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns · #228 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Milford Mill?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Milford Mill have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Milford Mill is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns, #228 of 261 in Maryland. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Milford Mill’s 10% is ahead of 55% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 8% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Diamond Ridge Family Park
Rutherford Heights Local Open Space & Floodplain
449 conserved acres
10% of Milford Mill’s land. Who manages Milford Mill’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 13 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 10 of 17 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Ridge Golf Course Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 359 | Unknown |
| Drainage And Utility Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 44 | Unknown |
| Local Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 38 | Unknown |
| Rockdale Park Local Park | County | 17 | Open |
| Lp5014 Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 12 | Open |
17 places to go in Milford Mill
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 13 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Milford Mill: April to June and August
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 45 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Milford Mill →
Milford Mill and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milford Mill | 10% | 0.1 | 1 | 71% | C+ |
| Randallstown | 6% | 0.2 | 4 | 77% | B− |
| Woodlawn | 4% | 1.7 | 4 | 78% | B |
| Lochearn | 12% | 0.1 | 16 | 87% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Milford Mill
Where can I hike in Milford Mill?
The longest trail networks: Diamond Ridge Family Park, 0.1 miles; Rutherford Heights Local Open Space & Floodplain, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Milford Mill is conserved land?
10% of its land, against a typical 9% for a Maryland town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Milford Mill’s trails?
Rockdale Park and Diamond Ridge Family Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Milford Mill?
15,617 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Milford Mill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 42 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Milford Mill have?
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #228 of 261 in Maryland. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Milford Mill neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →